Devon County Council is urging people to take care and remain vigilant as bad weather continues in the South West.
High winds and heavy rainfall have caused localised flooding and disruption on many of Devon’s roads, and motorists are being advised to take extra care. People are being urged to avoid coastal and river areas as the severe weather continues to cause water levels to rise and waves to over top seafronts.
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Flooding has also affected bus services. Follow @stagecoachsw on Twitter for the most up to date...
During the festive journeys to family and friends, why not contribute to The Mammal Society’s new National Mammal Atlas?
It is not unusual to see a rabbit nibbling at the well-tended grass on a roundabout, or deer grazing peacefully alongside the motorway, and mammal spotting provides free distraction to bored children (or adults!).
Providing the first review of where mammals are found for more than 20 years, the National Mammal Atlas is a crucial step towards conserving many species.
The freely available Mammal Tracker App (downloaded from your app store or from...
Three researchers at the University of Exeter are calling for action to cut down on the five and a half million tonnes of plastic being generated globally in the course of scientific research.
In a Correspondence article entitled ‘Labs should cut plastic waste too’ published in the journal Nature this week, they estimate that bio scientific research is responsible for 1.8 per cent of total global plastic production, waste which weighs the equivalent of 67 cruise ships a year.
Drs Mauricio Urbina, Andrew Watts and Erin Reardon estimated that the 280 scientists in their own...
A key figure in establishing and building the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campuses has been awarded an MBE for services to the community.
Jean Taylor worked for the University for 21 years before she retired from her role as Head of Strategic Economic Development in Cornwall last summer. She was integral to cultivating and nurturing relationships with businesses in the county - a key aspect of securing the European funding needed to kick-start the Penryn Campus. She also helped support colleagues who developed the Truro Campus, where the University of Exeter Medical School has...
RAMM is investigating the lives of people who donated objects to the museum’s World Cultures collection, including Arnold Riley who donated a re-modelled Melanesian skull in 1935.
He was a colourful character who lived in Dawlish between 1924 and 1947 and RAMM is keen to contact any of Mr Riley's living relatives, particularly those who may live locally and may have information and photographs that would shed more light on his life.
Arnold Riley taught elocution and dramatic arts at University College of the South West of England, Exeter. He was involved in local politics...
This year we have supported an amazing 2,254 patients as well as their families and friends.
What really counts though is how we look after our patients, their families and friends, not a number. Every patient, family member and friend is an individual, so I’ll let Tony, an Exeter patient’s husband, tell you of his Hospiscare experience.
“I take great comfort in knowing that my last days together with my beloved wife Dawn were so special and precious because of Hospiscare. I am passionate that this amazing charity can be there for others, because without the hospice and the...
More than 3.5 million homes and businesses have now been reached by the Government’s nationwide rollout of superfast broadband, figures published yesterday (Sunday 27 December 2015) reveal.
In the South West, almost 300,000 homes and businesses have been helped by the Government's rollout of superfast broadband and more than 3,600 South West businesses have had their broadband speed boosted via the connection voucher scheme.
Thanks to the work already completed by the Government’s broadband delivery arm (BDUK) and the commercial sector, almost nine out of ten UK homes and...
Access to and from Exmouth Community Hospital will be restricted for several days from Monday 11 January due to essential work to replace a main gas pipe.
During this period, patients and visitors are being asked to allow extra time for parking or make alternative travel arrangements.
The work is scheduled to be completed by Wednesday 20 January.
Tina Slade, hospital business manager for the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, said: “This is essential work and we apologise for any delays or disruption it may cause.”
For their 29th annual pantomime, the Exeter Police & Hospital Players are delighted to perform ” Wizard of Oz ….. the Panto!”, based on L. Frank Baum’s original story but with our unusual twists & new characters. Join us for an evening/afternoon of fun, song, dance & laughter when Dorothy & her Aunt Em are transported by a tornado from Exeter to the Merry Old Land of Oz! In their quest to return home, they must travel on the Yellow Brick Road, where they meet the fabled Lion, Scarecrow & Tin Man, who then help Dorothy battle the Wicked Witch & other new faces. Will...
